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U.S. Air Force Capt. Seth Platt meets with locals during a site survey for the proposed Abdul Hadi Padar secondary school in the Nijrab valley of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2010. Platt is a civil engineer assigned to the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team. This site survey was conducted with local officials and community leaders.

Capt. Seth Platt meets with locals during a site survey.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Seth Platt meets with locals during a site survey for the proposed Abdul Hadi Padar secondary school in the Nijrab valley of Kapisa province, Afghanistan, on Dec. 29, 2010. Platt is a civil engineer assigned to the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team. This site survey was conducted with local officials and community leaders.

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